HOW IS THIS LUXURY ON ANY DAY?
The issue of why sanitary pads are being taxed is an ongoing banter in Ghana. It sounds ridiculous, to hear that condoms are not taxed but sanitary pads are. Menstruation…
COVID-19 CASES RISING: WHAT SHOULD WE EXPECT?
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Most people infected with the virus experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. There…
MONKEYPOX: A ‘NEW’ ENEMY
We were nearly out of the woods from the pandemic that wrecked the whole world, COVID–19. Just when everything was returning to normalcy and restrictions had been relaxed, we are…
POLITICS ON EVERY CORNER AND STREET OF GHANA
Ghana returned to the polls in 1992 when the late Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings accepted to change the military rule system to democracy. Ghana formed institutions to help propel this…
HIGH COST OF LIVING: A RELENTLESS SOURCE OF WORRY TO THE GHANAIAN
We have been living a nightmare in this country for the past few months. Are our cries not loud enough? What must we do to be heard? Inflation rates keep…
GHANA’S PRODUCER PRICE INFLATION RATE HITS 31.2%
The Ghana Statistical Service announced on Wednesday that the Producer Price Inflation (PPI) rate for April 2022 is 31.2 per cent. The rate is a 1.9 percentage point increase in…
WE WILL REJECT EVERY OTHER BILL – HON. MUBARAK MUNTAKA
Members of Ghana’s Parliament from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have stated that they will not vote on any bill until the “Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill”…
THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION LOOKS GRIM
The educational system of the country has taken a downturn in recent times. Though teacher strikes have been an age-old problem, they have become even more rampant lately, which is…
THE GHANAIAN WATER CRISIS: A CASE OF DISPLACED PRIORITIES
Access to potable water sources and hygiene facilities is crucial for fulfilling the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These goals aim to improve lives and protect the environment by…
WE NEED SAFETY ON OUR ROADS
Road signs are the driver’s as well as pedestrians’ friends on the road. They are an elementary measure to prevent road accidents on our roads. Road accidents are not only…
HIGH COST OF ELECTRICITY KILLING BUSINESSES IN GHANA
Electricity is one of the most important determining factors of the economic prosperity of any nation. Electricity plays a vital role in delivering quality service serving as the building block…
I ABHOR PAYMENT OF HUGE EX-GRATIA – TOGBE AFEDE XIV
The paramount chief and the Agbogbomefia of the Asogli, Togbe Afede XIV, has declared that he detests the payment of huge ex-gratia to people who have volunteered to serve their…
LAND GUARDS AND HIGH PROPERTY RATE: THE REAL HEADACHES IN OUR CITIES
Several indexes show that Ghana is on the path of growth and development. The country is hailed as a beacon of peace because it is in the middle of countries…
OLD WINE IN NEW WINE SKINS: THE WA FLOGGING
Two young people in Wa, in the Upper West Region, were flogged by some young men in the forecourt of the Wa Naa’s Palace for filming their sexual intercourse after…
WHEN THE RAINS COME DOWN, TENSIONS GO UP – ACCRA FLOODS
It’s been 7 years since the twin disaster of fire and flood in Ghana and yet, whenever the rains come down heavily, despair, loss and great fear settle in the…
THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL – IS THIS REALLY NECESSARY?
The National Cathedral project was proposed by the government in March 2017 as a physical embodiment of national unity, harmony, and spirituality. The $350-million inter-denominational cathedral will have an auditorium…
‘THERE IS NO WAY WE ARE GOING TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE AGAIN’ – MRS. URSULA OWUSU-EKUFUL
The Minister of Communication and Digitalization, Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has said that the Ministry would not extend the deadline for the countrywide SIM card registration procedure. She stated that subscribers…
PER DIEM: A CATALYST OR HINDRANCE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR COUNTRY?
The term “Per diem” is an amount of money given to an individual by an organization or state institution per day to cover travel-related expenses for work done away from…
GRABBED BY THE NECK: LOCAL BUSINESSES IN THE WAKE OF HIKING POLICY RATES
On March 21, 2022, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) raised the Monetary Policy Rate by 250 basis points to 17 per cent. Dr. Ernest Addison, the Governor of the Central…
INCREASING GRADUATE UNEMPLOYMENT: WHO IS TO BLAME?
Data from the Ghana Statistical Service from the 2021 Population and Housing Census shows that 13.4 per cent of Ghana’s active population is unemployed.